A modern, easy-to-use database modelizing tool

Modelizer Next, the database modelling tool made for you • Fast, clean & intuitive.

By the community, for the community.

Screenshot of the Modelizer Next interface

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Plan your database visually

Modelizer Next helps you draw the structure of a database before you build it. Add tables, add fields, connect related data, and switch between conceptual, logical, and physical views as your model gets more precise.

It is also built as a drop-in replacement for other Modelizer tools such as Modelizer and modelizer.lu. You can keep the workflow you know, open existing work, and use a cleaner, more modern interface.

Get started See controls

1. Create or open a model

Start a new file or import an existing .mn, .mod, or .mdlzmodel.

2. Build the structure

Add tables, fields, comments, and links. Use the toolbar, shortcuts, or direct mouse gestures.

3. Style your diagrams

Use Style Palettes to quickly style your elements and keep diagrams readable and consistent.

4. Switch without friction

Open existing Modelizer work, avoid the clunky UI feeling, and keep working in a clean desktop app.

Move from idea to usable database design

Work through the full design flow with clear conceptual, logical, and physical views.

Design your concept

Use conceptual mode to create classes and connect them in a clear, abstract model before thinking about database details.

Continue to logic

Switch to logical design mode to turn your concept into a relational database model with tables, fields, and links.

Prepare for use

Use physical design mode to get the model ready for real use by defining types, constraints, and database-specific details.

Get Modelizer Next

Choose the build that fits your setup.

Select your operating system and build type. The button updates to the exact file for your choice.

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Controls, shortcuts, and gestures

Work faster without searching through menus.

Modelizer keeps common actions close to your keyboard and mouse. Use shortcuts for speed, the toolbar for clarity, and mouse gestures for direct work on the canvas.

Keyboard shortcuts

File actions

Ctrl N Create a new document

Ctrl O Open a model file

Ctrl S Save the current document

Ctrl Shift S Save the document under a new name

Ctrl Shift E Export the model as an image

Add elements

Ctrl T Add a table

Ctrl F Add a field

Shift C Add a comment

Ctrl L Add a link

Selection and navigation

Ctrl A Select all elements

Esc Clear the current selection

↑ ↓ Move through fields

Alt ↑ Alt ↓ Move the selected field up or down

F . Focus selected element(s)

Shift F Ctrl . Focus all elements

History and clipboard

Ctrl Z Undo the last action

Ctrl Shift Z Redo the last undone action

Ctrl C Copy the selection

Ctrl X Cut the selection

Ctrl V Paste the copied elements

Mouse gestures

Right-click drag Connect classes or attach a comment to another element

Middle-click drag Pan the canvas

Scroll wheel Zoom in or out

Left-click drag Move selected elements

Double left-click Edit the selected element

Edit, rename, and delete

Ctrl E Double left-click Edit the selected item

F2 Rename the selected item. In Conceptual mode, this edits the conceptual name. If no technical name exists, it edits the visible name.

Alt F2 Edit the technical name of the selected item

Tab Shift Tab Confirm the edit and rename the next or previous item

Alt Tab Alt Shift Tab Confirm the edit and rename the next or previous technical name

Delete Shift X Delete the selected item

Ctrl D Duplicate the selected elements

Shift S Apply a style to the selected item

CLI usage

Export models straight from the command line.

Use the CLI to export one model, run batch exports, or script diagram generation in your build process.


                    $ modelizer-next --help

                    Modelizer Next <modelizer.kbra.lu> Copyright (C) 2026 UnKabaraQuiDev <u.kbra.lu+mn@gmail.com>

                    This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.

                    This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.


                    Modelizer Next App / 8-NIGHTLY-230 [Automated nightly build 2026-05-09_14-28-58 (shared)]

                    App dir: /home/pcy113/.modelizer-next


                    Usage:

                     modelizer --export <file> --type <svg|png> [options]


                    Options:

                    
                       -t, --type <svg|png>
                      Export format
                    
                    
                       -o, --out <directory>
                      Output directory, default: current directory
                    
                    
                       -s, --scope <scope>
                      selection|view|everything, default: everything
                    
                    
                       -p, --panels <list>
                      Comma-separated PanelType names: conceptual (c), logical (l), physical (p)
                    
                    
                       -n, --pattern <pattern>
                      File name pattern, default: '%FILENAME%-%TYPE%.%EXTENSION%', available: %FILENAME%, %TYPE%, %EXTENSION%, %DATE%, %TIME%
                    
                    
                       -f, --force
                      Continue on legacy/newer-version warnings
                    
                    
                       -h, --help
                      Print this help
                    
                    
                       -m, --multiple
                      Multiple input files, separated by commas "path1,path2,path3..."
                    
                    
                       -w, --wildcard
                      Enable wildcard support for input files, supports: *, **, ?
                    
                    
                       -j, --jobs <count>
                      Dispatch multiple threads to speed up the export process

$ modelizer-next --export path/to/file.mn --panels conceptual,logical,technical --type png

$ modelizer-next -e path/to/files/*.mn -w -p c,l,t -j 5 -o out/

To try out the different versions, open Modelizer Next and change your update channel in Info > Update Channel.

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